API PRO ACADEMY

We strive to provide superior value for our customers. We do this by not only developing an advanced and efficient maintenance tool, but also by providing the best possible training for the users.

The API PRO Academy takes training used throughout our system to a new level. The different courses offered allows users to obtain certifications to fulfill different roles in each organization. It also ensures that everyone has the required knowledge and tools to perform their best!

COURSES

Based on what role you have in your company, you can choose through a variety of API PRO training courses. Once these courses are completed the customer will be a certified professional of API PRO.

The API PRO academy course schedule has been designed to make it easy for you to find the right course level. The academy courses serve as a tool when planning your API PRO training.

Level 1 – Basic Courses

This course provides a beginner user with an overview of the API PRO system and essential prerequisite knowledge for higher level courses. This course is designed for routine users of the API PRO system.

Level 2 – Detailed Courses

This courses gives an in-depth look at business processes and functionality and shows how to use API PRO software in a more detailed way. This course is designed for key users in maintenance, stock and purchase areas.

Level 3 – Advanced Courses

This course focuses on providing expert level information about the API PRO system. This course is designed for target groups who are super users of the system and supervisors.

LEARNING LIFECYCLE

API PRO academy acknowledges that your needs vary during different phases of your API PRO lifecycle. Whether implementing, optimizing, or extending your API PRO software, our learning strategy helps you gain API PRO proficiency. Through working knowledge API Maintenance Systems want to help you get the most out of your investment.

Our learning solutions are focused on getting technical and functional users during the implementation phase. With training delivered onsite or in API PRO training centers, your project team will be able to get API PRO software configured and running at a quick rate.

As you extend your solution by upgrading API PRO or adding on new functionality, API PRO academy is there. We offer learning options that allow you to focus on what’s new so you don’t have to waste time.

Certification Program

API PRO academy provides a step-by-step training program that allows users to become an API PRO Certified User, Certified Professional and Certified Expert. API PRO academy courses pave the way to becoming certified in the various API PRO roles. To achieve certification, you must pass an exam. This exam will test you on the knowledge gained throughout the training curriculum. In order to get the most out of the training, you will need to follow the designated path to gain the necessary knowledge to pass the exam.

Academy courses

Please use the subscription button to register for one of our courses. To get a detailed description of the course you are interested in, please click on the course number.

ACADEMY COURSES IN ENGLISH

Please note that the following courses are in English.

If you want a course in another language, select the language from the top menu.

Please make sure to select product interest API PRO and the course you want to attend (will appear in a drop down).

The course provides participants with conceptual knowledge of the API PRO Maintenance System. Focus on the following functions:

Screen/program handling

Navigation

“Point and shoot” and screen functions

Setup of basic data

Plant structure

Equipment information

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants knowledge of the basic functions in the API PRO system partly by showing it live and partly by exercises so that they will be able to carry out primary tasks in connection with setup of basic data when building and maintaining the plant structure.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

Those individuals responsible for operating or maintaining equipment planning.

Course Description:

The API PRO Maintenance Overview course provides participants with an understanding of the Work Order module and the basic building blocks involved in the management of maintenance work system. Focus on the following functions:

Purpose with maintenance management

The maintenance process in a maintenance system

Different ways of creating work orders

Feedback of work orders

Planning of work orders

Preventive maintenance

Job order history

Job ordering (Work Request)

The job monitor

Start/feedback of jobs from the job monitor

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the basic functions in the maintenance modules by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to carry out the basic tasks for both work order and inspections and to activate analysis possibilities in these.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The course provides participants with conceptual knowledge of the API PRO Maintenance System. Focus on the following functions:

Work with technical data

Use the Visual Navigation

Shift logbook

Financial masterdata (cost place, cost sort, ….)

Transaction types

Alimentation flow

Documents management (advanced)

Message module

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants knowledge of the basic functions in the API PRO system partly by showing it live and partly by exercises so that they will be able to carry out primary tasks in connection with setup of basic data when building and maintaining the plant structure.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The course provides participants with an understanding of the API PRO tools used to review planned work from the many triggers in API PRO such as calendar-based, condition-based, planned and unplanned maintenance. Participants learn how to balance resource commitments and schedule a final list of work to be accomplished. Focus on the following functions:

Setup of inspection rounds

Inspection round history

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the basic functions in the inspection module and maintenance modules by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to carry out the basic work tasks for inspections and to activate the primary analysis possibilities in these.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The course focus on stock handling of spare parts. The focus will be on the following functions:

Basic stock handling

Stock transactions

Stock taking

Stock reports

Pick list

Stock categorization

Stock optimization

Advanced settings and reports

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the basic functions in the stock module by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to carry out the basic work tasks for stock handling. There will be a presentation of the most important standard reports and analysis.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

Basic knowledge about handling purchases with API PRO. Focus on the following functions:

Purchase requests

Accumulation of purchase needs

Purchase ordering

Deliveries

Basic reports

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the basic functions in the purchase module by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to carry out the basic work tasks for purchase handling. Furthermore, there will be a presentation of the most important standard reports and analysis.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of how to make a multi user installation of the API PRO system and how to setup/configure users. Furthermore, there will be a presentation of the different parameters with which the system can be setup and the installation of patch/fix packages so that the participant will be able to carry out a normal installation and has a general knowledge of the work tasks in the system.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the advanced functions in Crystal Reports by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to make advanced report with field tables and different calculations.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

Those individuals that have needs for more advanced interfacing, like mass import/export of data to/from different data tables in API PRO.

Course Description:

Focus will be on the following functions:

Import/export options

Control options

Field types

Export configuration

Import configuration

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the import/export modules by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to carry out a setup of import ICF files and export ECF files and thereby be able to carry out an import of data from another system.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The persons responsible for working with planning of the maintenance of the equipment

Course Description:

The course provides participants with conceptual knowledge of the work order module of API PRO Maintenance System. Focus on the following functions:

Shift management

Capacity planning

Skill Management

Other ways to perform work order feedback such as:

Feedback by MO

Advanced feedback by MO

Yearly planning

History work orders

Work order report

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants knowledge of the basic functions in the API PRO system partly by showing it live and partly by exercises so that they will be able to carry out primary tasks in connection with setup of basic data when building and maintaining the plant structure.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

Continuation training of Purchage management in API PRO. Focus on the following functions:

Incoming invoice registration

Registration of credit notes

Proposal management

Contract management

Report

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants knowledge of the basic functions in the API PRO system partly by showing it live and partly by exercises so that they will be able to carry out primary tasks in connection with setup of basic data when building and maintaining the plant structure.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The course provides the participants with deep expert knowledge of administration of the system. Focus on the following functionality:

Screen design

Module configuration

Periodical closing down

Backup routines

Password setup

User administration

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants advanced knowledge of administrative tasks and setup possibilities of the SUPERVISOR in the system so that the participant will be able to carry out a setup of the system according to the company’s needs. Furthermore, there will be a presentation of backup routines and some tools for the supervisor/IT responsible for daily use.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

The aim of the course is to give the participants a basic knowledge of how to connect the system externally. There will be a presentation of:

An ODBC connection which allows other systems to get data directly from the API PRO database.

The possibilities of the document module so that the participants will be able to carry out a document handling setup of the information that should be available in the system via documents or databases and to configure the document module.

The timer function in API PRO with examples.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.

People that working with different kind projects, like maintenance projects, new construction projects, rebuilding projects etc.

Course Description:

The training course will focus on how to use the project module in connection with the modules for asset information, maintenance and purchase. Focus on the following functions:

Project functionality in general

Setup of projects

Purchase for projects

Detailed budget

Project survey

Critical conditions

Project work orders

Project history

Expected Outcome:

The aim of the course is to give the participants a knowledge of the functions in the project module which is a part of the maintenance module by means of live demo and exercises so that they will be able to carry out the work tasks for both work orders and projects.

Format:

The course is a combination of instructor-led and hands-on exercises to maximize the learning outcome.